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Handbook of Translation Studies: Volume 5
Edited by Yves Gambier and Luc van Doorslaer
[Handbook of Translation Studies 5] 2021
► pp. 59–65

Empathy

| University of Graz
Article outline
  • 1.“Empathy” in translation and interpreting research as a non-technical term, synonym or placeholder
  • 2.“Empathy” in translation and interpreting research as a technical term
  • 3.More complex empirical research and new topics
  • 4.Outlook
  • References
  • Further essential reading
Published online: 16 September 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hts.5.emp2
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